Convert pandas series to string and datetime object

[Peter Otten]

Pavol Lisy wrote:

> pandas is one of reasons why python is so popular these days. But
> "there is only milion way how to do it" (and other unpythonic issues)
> I see there every time I am looking at it. :)

Yeah, such a useful tool with such a byzantine API, completely at odds with 
the zen -- I wonder what prevented that the authors chose to write it in 
Perl ;)